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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1871. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight
alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1871 for a term of six years.
The death of Alderman Raymond William Houghton JP was reported to the Council on 20 December 1871.
Councillor Andrew Barclay Walker (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1870) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 20 December 1871.
The death of Alderman John Hayward Turner JP was reported to the Council on 6 March 1872.
William Barton (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 11 March 1872.
